University of Oslo

University of Oslo

University of Oslo

Overview

Date Founded

1811

Headquarters

Blindern,Oslo 0316

Employees (Worldwide)

5,001 - 10K

Company Description

The University of Oslo was founded in 1811 as the first in Norway. Located mainly on Blindern Campus in the northern part of Oslo, UiO has eight faculties: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Education Sciences.
The capital university is also home to the Viking Ship Museum, the Historical Museum and the Natural History Museum, a Main Library with 3.6 million holdings and a wide range of associated units and centres.
The University of Oslo has an operating annual budget of NOK 6.6 billion, and most of its funding comes from the Norwegian Government.
UiO is the highest ranked institution of education and research in Norway - and one of the World's Top 100 universities, according to the Shanghai World Ranking. With five Nobel Prize winners, UiO has a strong track record of pioneering research and scientific discovery.
As a classical university with a broad range of academic disciplines, UiO has top research communities in most areas. Moreover, UiO currently has 8 National Centres of Excellence and a strategic focus on interdisciplinary research in the field of energy and life sciences in particular. As a broadly based, non-profit research university, UiO has access to good public funding schemes. Lab and office facilities, libraries and technical support are at the high end.
UiO offers more than 800 courses in English at all levels, around 40 Master’s degree programmes taught entirely in English and several PhD programmes. UiO focuses on research-based education and attracts highly qualified students from all over the country.
UiO attracts students and researchers from all over the world. As of 2015, 15 percent of the student population is from foreign countries. 22 percent of the academic staff and 31 percent of the PhD candidates are from abroad.

AF Gruppen ASA is a holding company, which engages in the construction and infrastructure business. It operates through the following segments: Civil Engineering, Environment, Building, Property, Energy, Offshore, and Others. The Civil Engineering segment offers foundation works related to roads, railways, ports, power, and energy facilities. The Environmental segment includes onshore demolition and clean-up drives. The Building segment develops offices and rehabilitation projects. The Property segment constructs and manages residential and commercial buildings. The Energy segment consists of technical solutions for energy efficiency of onshore activities. The offshore segment removes, demolishes, and recycles offshore installations. The Others segment pertains to the firm's holding and administrative activities. The company was founded by Per Ove Aftreth and Leif Jorgen Moger in 1985 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

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